My son started having head pain at 11 that progressed and since he was 15 its 24/7. He's had nerve blocks 6-7 times, ablation of the nerves two times over the last 20 years. He's 30 now. For 20 years there's been no help, but for a very brief time compared to the amount of time he has suffered, to relieve the constant dull, throbing and at it's worse knife stabbing pain. That brief time was due to pain medicine, which since has been banned for long term treatment for chronic pain in young adults. And maybe the elderly, I don't know... He has gone for days without sleep with no relief in sight. I understand there are people that abuse drugs, I get it. What about those who truly need them? What happened to the Hippocratic oath? As a mom my heart breaks everyday for him, but that is nothing, compared with what he has to live with....
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My son started having head pain at 11 that progressed and since he was 15 its 24/7. He's had nerve blocks 6-7 times, ablation of the nerves two times over the last 20 years. He's 30 now. For 20 years there's been no help, but for a very brief time compared to the amount of time he has suffered, to relieve the constant dull, throbing and at it's worse knife stabbing pain. That brief time was due to pain medicine, which since has been banned for long term treatment for chronic pain in young adults. And maybe the elderly, I don't know... He has gone for days without sleep with no relief in sight. I understand there are people that abuse drugs, I get it. What about those who truly need them? What happened to the Hippocratic oath? As a mom my heart breaks everyday for him, but that is nothing, compared with what he has to live with....
January 2, 2018 - 7:07pmThis Comment
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